Today’s word number 1216 with tips, hints and answers for Thursday, October 17th

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ForbesToday’s “Wordle” No. 1215 with tips, hints and answers for Wednesday, October 16thFrom Erik Cain

Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and like every Wednesday I always add an additional challenge – either a riddle, a brainteaser or some kind of logic puzzle. Yesterday’s picture is from a movie (extra points if you can guess which one). Today I’ll give you the answer.

Wednesday’s puzzle:

Which weighs more: all the trains that pass through Grand Central Station in a day or all the trees cut down in a year to print U.S. currency?

The answer is both weigh the same: nothing. Trains do not go through Grand Central Station, but rather through Grand Central Terminal. And US currency is not printed on paper made from trees.

Here is the excerpt from the film Inside the human being, which I haven’t seen in years – probably not since 2006 when it came out. What a great cast! I’m adding this to my queue.

Okay, Wordle time.

How to solve today’s word

The note: Divide a whole into equal parts.

The note: This word ends with a vowel.

OK, Spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

Every day I look at Wordle Bot to analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.

I have a good feeling about today’s guessing game. SHARE got me off to a great start, leaving me with only five possible solutions, two yellow boxes and a green “E”. The words that came to mind mostly had the letter “T” so I chose BATHE, and since the Wordle didn’t have a T, this was a very good guess. Only HALF remained. Huzzah!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 1 point for guessing three and another point for beating the bot that took four tries today. 2 points! Huzzah again!

How to Play Competitive Wordle

• Guessing 1 is worth 3 points; guessing 2 is worth 2 points; guessing 3 is worth 1 point; guessing 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; Guessing on 6 is -2 points and missing the wordle is -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If there is a tie you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or simply play for a new score every day.
• Fridays are 2XP, which means you double your points – positive or negative.
• You can keep a running list or just play day by day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle etymology

Here’s the etymology, this time as a haiku:

Of Old English roots,

Healf, meaning half or part,

Divide, divide into two parts.

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